Tank-regulator.



No. 666,993. .Patented Jan. 29, I901.

' J. N. YOUNG.

TANK REGULATOR.

(Applicationfi led Jan. 6, 1900. (No, Model.)

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JOHN N. YOUNG, OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.

TANK-REGULATOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 666,993, dated January 29, 1901.

Application filed January 6 1900- Serial No. 618- (No model.)

To all whone it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alameda city, in the county of Alameda, State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumping Systems; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to systems of water distribution,and more particularly to systems in which windmills or other engines are employed for pumping water into storage-tanks for distribution.

The object of my invention is to provide, in combination with an engine, a storage-tank and pump and an operating-tank for starting and stopping the action of the pump, thereby governing the level-of the water in the storage-tank.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification like characters of reference indicate similar parts in both views, and in which Figure 1 shows a windmill and its tanks equipped according to my invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a portion of the wall of the operating-tank.

Referring now to the drawings,in operating in accordance with my invention I provide a windmill or other form of engine a, having suitable gearing adapted to throw the engine into or out of operative engagement with the rod 1) of apumpc,and which mechanism is operated by a reciprocation of a rod (1. In connection with the pump cis arranged ata slight elevation a storage-tan k e,iuto which the pump is adapted to pourits water froma well beneath the platformf upon which the pump is situated. The tankeis placed at a distance above the ground, and beneath this is located a casing g, in which an operating-tank it operates, and passing from the tank 6 at a point slightly below its upper edge is a pipe 2', terminating at the upper end of the casing, which is left open. The upper end of the piped passes into the tank c, and at a point slightly below its open upper end is a small perforation 'i. The tank h is of a slightly less diameter than the casing g in order that it may slide easily within the latter. In the side of the tank, near its bottom, is aperforation r one-half the area of the perforation t. The upper end of the said tank is left open, except for a bail k, to which a cord or rope Z is secured, which said cord or rope is passed over pulleys m and m, to be secured to a weight n and then passed upwardly over a third pulley 0, after which it is brought downwardly and secured to a lower part of the supporting-frame 19. To the pulley 0 is secured the rod d, which is secured to the mechanism of the engine, thereby controlling the operation of the pump. A supplemental rope q may be secured to the rope 1 between the weight n and the pulley 0, for use should the weight n be removed, and to this rope q a smaller weightn may be secured.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

Assuming that the storage-tank e is empty,

the weight n will be at its lowest point and will draw downwardly upon the rod d, thereby throwing the mechanism of the windmill into operation, which will act upon the pump 0 and rod b in such a manner as to cause a stream of water to flow from the said pump through a pipe 8 into the storage-tank. The water will rise in this tank until it reaches the level of the perforation z" in the pipe '5, when it will flow downwardly through the said pipe and fall intothe tank h, in which it will gradually rise, owing to the fact that the perforation in the last-named tank is but half the size of that through which the water is entering the pipe. When the tank h has become one-third filled, it will overbalance the weight n, owing to the fact that the said tank is slightly heavier than the weight when in this condition, and will fall to the bottom of the casing g. This will raise the weight n, which will slacken the portion of the rope Z which lies beyond said weight, thereby allow ing the windmill to swing out of the wind, stopping the pump. Aft-er the tank It has fallen to the bottom of the casing g the water will continue to flow through the pipe 2' and drop into said tank until the water in the storage-tank has fallen to the level of the perforation t". This will retain the said tank at its lowermost limit until a sufficient amount of water has passed out of the perforation r to permit of its being overbalanced by the weight n. This will allow the said weight to fall, drawing downwardly upon the rope Z, raising the tank It and pulling upon the rod d to such an extent as to throw the windmill into the wind to operate the pump. This will cause a gradual rising of the water in the storage-tank, which will repeat the action just described.

At the bottom of the casing g is a door 75, having a bail t',giving access to the operatingtank, and extending from the bottom of the casing is a spout n to carry 01f the water which issues from the tank. In order to prevent the water which runs down the sides of the casing from passing to the bottom outside of the operating-tank, the walls of the casing are reduced at their bases, as shown in Fig. 2, resulting in shoulders 'u, the under sides of which are inclined upwardly, as shown at 10, forming acute angles. The walls are beveled downwardly for a slight distance above the shoulders r, the beveled portion extending across each wall, except for a slight portion at each side, as shown at 2 and 3, the lower extremities of the unbeveled portions being directed toward each other. From this it will be seen that the water which flows down the walls of the casing will be guided toward the center of the shoulders 12 by the unbeveled portions 2 and 3, and as the lower sides of the shoulders are turned upwardly the Water will drip therefrom and into the operating-tank. In order to prevent the operating-tank from catching beneath the shoulders, I provide beveled guides g, which will receive the upper edges of the operating-tank and guide it from beneath the shoulders.

For distributing the water in the storagetank 2 any suitable service-pipes may be attached thereto and conducted to a distant point.

It will be understood that I may make slight alterations in the construction of my invention without departing materially from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the class described, comprisinga source of power, a pump connected with the power, a storage-tank connected with the pump, a casing arranged beneath the storagetank, an operating-tank mounted within the casing, a duct passing from the storage-tank and terminating directly above the upper end of the casing, a cord having one end secured to the operating-tank, and the other end fixedly secured, a weight secured to the cord between the ends, said cord having connection with means forcontrolling the source of power.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a power, a pump connected with the power, a storage-tank connected with the pump and adapted to be filled thereby, a casing arranged beneath the storage-tank havingan open upper end, an operating-tank slidably arranged within the casing and also having an open upper end, a perforation formed in the operating-tank near the bottom thereof, a duct passing from the storage-tank and adapted to empty into the operating-tank, the upper extremity being passed into the storagetank and having'a perforation larger than the perforation in the operating-tank and adjacent its open upper end, a cord having an end connected to the operating-tank, and its other end fixedly secured, a weight secured to the cord between its ends, said cord having connection with means for controlling the power.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a power, a pump to be operated by the power, a storage-tank in connection with the pump and adapted to be filled thereby, a casing arranged beneath the storage-tank having an open upper end and a spout at its lower end,an operating-tank slidably arranged within the casing also having an open upper end, shoulders formed upon the inner walls of the casing, guides arranged beneath the shoulders to receive the operating-tan k, a beveled portion above the shoulders, the lower boundary of said beveled portion being contracted, an open-ended duct passing from a point within the storage-tank through a wall of said tank and adapted to empty into the operating-tank, a perforation in the side of the duct at a point below its open upper end, a smaller perforation in the operating-tank nearits bottom, a cord having one end secured to the operating-tank, and having its other end fixedly secured, a weight attached to the cord between its ends, said cord having connection with means for starting and stopping the power, a cord secured to the first-named cord between the weight and its point of contact with the starting and stopping means, a supplemental weight sec ured to the second-na med cord and pulleys to receive the first-named cord.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOIIN N. YOUNG. \Vitnesses:

E. OHEA, O. E. CREIGHTON. 

